In Pictures: Beastly robotic animals

This ratty robot can really freak out real white lab rats, and that’s the goal of researchers at Waseda University in Japan. Their WR-4 robot is designed to stress out lab rats, so that researchers can learn about how stress affects humans.

In Pictures: Beastly robotic animals

Copyright 2016 IDG Communications. ABN 14 001 592 650. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of IDG Communications is prohibited.